Archives: November 2010

At SQLSaturday#59 in NYC, my session was about Waits & Queues. I presented a topic I thought was sure to be known by the audience, and that the material would just be an introduction and reinforcement of some of the concepts of this performance… Read more

As I was doing a little research this evening for a client, I hit the SQLMag site for the latest updates. And, lo and behold, the results of the 2010 SQL Server Magazine's Community Choice Awards are IN! SQLCentric, the already award-winning monitoring and alert system, has won the SILVER medal… Read more

Only two days left until our super SQLSaturday#59 event.Hope all is well with our speakers, sponsors, volunteers and attendees!I wish everyone coming in from out of town a safe trip (by air or by road), and look… Read more

SQLSaturday#59 is only a mere 3-days away!Today, I am bringing you a sponsor profile for our participating vendors, who in turn are responsible for bringing the event to fruition!Because of our awesome sponsorships, we will have breakfast, lunch, snacks, SWAG, terrific prizes and giveaways!They…Read more

Notes from the SQLSat#59 Team:SQLSaturday#59 is just 5 days away and will take place at Microsoft Offices Midtown Manhattan, 1290 Avenue of the Americas (6th Floor), New York, NY.Attendees should plan to…Read more

Today, we pick up the series, with another worldly well-rounded individual, by the name of William E. Pearson, III (we'll just call him Bill :-).He started out in the Navy, earned and practiced as a CPA, and then merged… Read more

Let’s kick off this Tuesday, maestro please, with a little violin music, some good food, cocktails and a fine bottle of wine.You’d never know we’re talking with Speaker, DBA Engineer & SQL Expert Joseph D’Antoni, who will be…Read more

Well, the event is now less than 3 weeks away (better finish my presentation :-) and there are 450+ attendees registered so far. We have an awesome line-up of 25+ sessions and a volunteer team working hard to finish up on the final details. Please see the…Read more